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22.1-5 Flashcards

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year World War I began

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1914

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year the US declared war on Germany, joining the Allied cause

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1917

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date of Armistice Day

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November 11, 1918

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years of World War I

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1914-1918

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year of the Treaty of Versailles

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1919

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man’s reason and logic is the sole source of truth

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rationalism

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economic, political, and social life controlled by government; “the greatest good for the greatest number”

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socialism

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the belief that man is naturally good, but society and private property corrupt man

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romanticism

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wrote the Communist Manifesto

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Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles

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experience is the only source of knowledge

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empiricism

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the truth of all knowledge must always be in question

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skepticism

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an impersonal God left the world to run by natural laws

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Deism (clockmaker theory goes with this)

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desire of a group to break loose from their established governments and rule themselves based on what they see as natural boundaries of national origin

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revolutionary nationalism

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senses and mind are sole avenues of knowledge

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idealism

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thesis vs. antithesis equals synthesis

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dialectical thinking

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the Bible is a normal book not meant to be interpreted literally

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higher criticism (religious modernism)

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denied God’s creation of the universe and everything evolved by natural processes

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Darwinism (evolution)

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Darwin’s book that popularized evolution in 1859

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On the Origin of Species

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matter is the only truth and explains emotions, spiritual beliefs, etc.

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materialism

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society where no social classes exist and all people are politically and economically equal

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Communism (Marxism)

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21
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location for 2 international peace conferences

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the Hague (in the Netherlands)

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22
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Wilson’s secretary of state who became known for his work in settling international disputes

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William Jennings Bryan

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Kaiser of Germany who made Germany a strong, militaristic nation and wanted to expand

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Wilhelm II

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triple alliance

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

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triple entente
Great Britain, France, Russia
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center of European rivalry
Balkan Peninsula
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______'s assassination on June 28, 1914, began WWI
Franz Ferdinand (Austria declared war on Serbia)
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Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire
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Allies
Great Britain, France, Russia, and several other nations
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the US declared _______ when the war began
neutrality
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intentional destruction of property
sabotage
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right of a neutral nation to freely trade with members of both sides of a conflict
freedom of the seas
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items that may be seized when headed for an enemy port in wartime
contraband of war
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German submarines that were used to attack American merchant ships trading with France and England
u-boats
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British luxury liner that was sunk off the coast of Ireland in 1915; almost 1200 civilians (including Americans) were killed
Lusitania
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pledge by Germany not to sink merchant ships without warning
Sussex Pledge
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act that built up America's military and navy to prepare for possible war
National Defense Act
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telegram to Mexico that was intercepted and given to America
Zimmerman note
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in 1917, America joined the war as an ______
Associate Power
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______ established a draft system to send men to war and increase our military size
Selective Service Act
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most money for the war came from ______ and ______
higher income taxes and government bonds
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regulated industrial production and distribution
War Industries Board
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secretary of the treasury during WWI
William G. McAdoo
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created a court of arbitration to settle labor disputes
National War Labor Board
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_______ was created to limit food consumption for Americans to provide for their soldiers
Food Administration (led by Herbert Hoover)
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Fuel Administration rationed fuel in factories and homes and introduced _______ to decrease use
daylight savings
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provided penalties for anyone who aided the enemy; used to prevent spies from informing Germany
Espionage Act
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socialist leader arrested for his opposition to America's roles in WWI
Eugene Debs
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both the Central and Allied powers used ______ to create their lines of defense
trenches
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True or false: poison gas and machine guns were extensively used
true
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French fortress city; French held their line against the German offensive
Verdun
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battle in which the British introduced their tank
Battle of the Somme
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British crippled the German fleet; most important naval battle of the war
Battle of Jutland
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US navy's greatest contribution
fast destroyers
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American soldiers
doughboys
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led the American Expeditionary Force (AEF)
John J Pershing
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pilots who downed at least 5 enemy aircraft
aces
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famous American ace
Edward V. Rickenbacker
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Communist Russian Party who overthrew their czar
Bolsheviks
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led the revolution in Russia; first to use Communism on a large scale
Vladimir Lenin
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_____ withdrew Russia from the war
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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long-range German guns
Paris guns
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Allies sought to break the German ________ line
Hindenburg
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attempt to capture large German fortification
St. Mihiel Campaign
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campaign made famous by the war hero Alvin York
Meuse-Argonne Campaign
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Wilson's plan for peace
Fourteen Points
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peace terms were finalized; Armistice Day or Veteran's Day
November 11, 1918
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